by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Sep 15, 2023 | Disability Law, Employment Law
A jury in Nebraska just returned a $36 million verdict in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and against Drivers Management, LLC and Werner Enterprises, Inc. for denying employment and accommodations to a deaf truck driver, in violation... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 11, 2023 | Education Law
The impact discipline has on students across the country cannot be overstated. While positive discipline practices can promote safe learning environments and aid students in developing key skills, negative discipline practices can harm students’ well-beings, make... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 6, 2023 | Employment Law
A brand new law expanding protections for nursing parents – the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers – has just gone into full effect in the U.S. The PUMP Act gives working parents the right to a private space that is not a bathroom and adequate... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | May 22, 2023 | Disability Law, Education Law
Right now, more and more students across the country are engaging in school avoidance. School-avoidant behavior is when a student refuses to go to school or has difficulty being in school all day. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, eight million students were considered... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | May 16, 2023 | Disability Law
Some air travelers with disabilities have long experienced difficult experiences traveling through airports and flying on planes – that are not always designed to accommodate. In 2022 alone, 11,389 wheelchairs, power wheelchairs, and scooters were lost, damaged,...